Pixel 2, or Pixel 2 XL? Given the issues with the display and steep price on Google's larger 2017 flagship, this isn't the easy call we might all have thought going in. Which should you get? Unsurprisingly, it comes down to your priorities and budget.
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I normally like to wait a year to give a smartphone the old "review re-do" treatment, but this is a special case. The Andy Rubin-led tech startup Essential changed everything when it slashed the price of its namesake flagship by $200 barely two months after launch. The price drop from $699 to $499 instantly transformed an overpriced phone with a terrible camera into a genuine bargain … with a terrible camera. Yes, the Essential Phone's optics continue to be a sore spot even after a 28% price cut – but as with most things Android, there's a hack for that. Let’s find out if the deep discount combined with a little sideloading can make the Essential Phone a winner, in MrMobile’s Essential Phone Review Re-Do, brought to you by Thrifter!
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Watch our first impressions of the Google Pixel 2 XL. The best and most expensive phone that Google has to offer, and if you've been following the news.. Also the one that's been causing the most amount of concern. It took a while for my unit to arrive, but now it's to see what all the fuzz is about.
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